All posts by Roseann V. Warren
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De La Soul – “Are You In?” Nike+ Original Run” (Audio)
The pattern of late, is that the older guys in rap don’t seem to be doing things the way they used to. Okay, that might...
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fLako X Noir “Pearls” (Audio)
German beatmaker fLako joined forces with New Orleans rapper Noir for this EP of progressive hip hop, which toys between lounge, electronica, and soul. Let’s...
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Oddisee “Mental Liberation” (Audio)
The mastermind behind Mello Music Group has done it again! This time with what is his solo project, Amir “Oddisee” Mohamed is spitting the hard...
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Ernie Barnes “His Art Lives On Through Us”
I remember looking at the album cover for Marvin Gaye’s I Want You for hours while listening to it over and over. With each look,...
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Mayer Hawthorne “Maybe So, Maybe No” (Audio)
Peanut Butter Wolf has found another great artist to add to his ever-growing Stones Throw repertoire. Mayer Hawthorne, takes us back to the soul of...
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Tobrock K-os Remix of “Yes!” Album (Audio)
Last month, I uploaded a couple of songs from the creatively sound K-os album, Yes! and was informed of the remix album by German DJ/Producer,...
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Vaiper & Shmekla are Cafeteria – “Cafeteria Inn Legend” (Audio)
I so happened to come across “Cafeteria” through my web travels (I’m a sucker for cool album cover concepts) and was pleasantly surprised by it....
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Ooooh Maxwell! “Pretty Wings” (Video)
Just how Maxwell leaves the ladies (and gentlemen) dreamy and floaty, his comeback single “Pretty Wings” is simply muphorically sound. I’m particularly looking forward to...
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Revive Da Live
Revive Da Live was founded back in 2006 by show promoter, producer, and musican Meghan Stabile, to remind us of how important jazz is to...
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Patiently Waiting for Janelle Monáe!
Any artist given the opportunity to be affiliated with P. Diddy and be signed to his Bad Boy Entertainment label, would think his muscle would...
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K-os – “Yes!” (Audio)
Hearing K-os first on “Superstar Pt.1” from his debut back in 2003, I knew he was someone to watch. Now with his 4th studio album...
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Diamond District – “In The Ruff” and “Before Taxes” (Audio)
I’m always on the watch for hot rap beats accompanied by rappers with a sick flow, but in recent years have shied away from rap...
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Erykah Badu’s B.L.I.N.D. Auction (Video)
Although Erykah Badu started B.L.I.N.D. (Beautiful Love Incorporated Non-Profit Development), a Dallas based non-profit organization to create community-based programs for inner-city youth in 1997, it’s...
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Muhsinah – “The Oscillations: Triangle” (Audio)
Maybe it’s her layered style of singing or what appears to be her inherent fascination with the complexities of the mathematics she applies to her...
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Terry Callier – “Hidden Conversations” (Audio)
The life of Terry Callier is a redemptive tale of the constant push and pull between responsibility and doing the thing you love and believe...
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De La Soul Wear Their “Royalty Capes” in New Video
The legendary rap group, De La Soul give us the third visual treatment for the single “Royalty Capes,” taken from their crowdsourced album Anonymous Nobody which was released in...